Nialler9 — Castlepalooza has announced the lineup for their fifth year running and it looks like their best yet. The festival takes place on July 31st and August 1st in Charleville Castle in Tullamore. Good on them for booking Lonelady, Wave Machines, Mercury ... more info

Pitchfork — What: Truck AmericaWhen: April 30 - May 2Where: Big Indian, NYWho: Mercury Rev, White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Ida, Neil Halstead, the Joy Formidable, Hopewell, Roadside Graves, Lewis & Clarke, and more What: Norman Music FestivalWhen: April 24-25W... more info

Pitchfork — -- Szampler, the new cassette-only release from Fennesz, collects samples from Christian Fennesz's old samplers, which he used in his work from 1989 to 1996. Szampler is out now on the new cassette-only label the Tapeworm, and it's limited to 500 cop... more info

Spinner.com — Odawas started out with a grand idea -- combining classical music with gritty folk songwriting a la Neil Young. Over the course of five albums the band has perfected the mix and expanded it with dizzying layers of surreality and sensuality. Spinner ... more info

Battery In your Leg — This glorious slice of dreamy, ambient shoegaze has been in my stereo for the last three weeks. At times it reminds me of both Mercury Rev and My Bloody Valentine in equal measure. Following on from the 2008 mini-album release Ahead Of The ... more info

Live Daily — The Truck Festival is launching its first US installment April 30-May 2 in Upstate New York at the Full Moon Resort in the Catskill Mountains. The first Truck America Festival will feature indie bands from both sides of the pond, including Mercury... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-06 Brooklyn, NY - Acoustic Show at the Sycamore03-10 Brookly, NY - Littlefield03-12 Charlottesville, VA - Boylan Heights03-13 Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger *03-14 New Orleans, LA - Pearl Lounge03-15 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves03-19-21 Austin, TX - S... more info

NME — Acts will play the East Anglian event between July 22-25 more info

Guardian Music — Brudenell Social Club, LeedsIt's often said that bands have 20 years to come up with their first album, 12 months to do their second – and only then can they make that "difficult third ­album" featuring concept opuses about fish. However, B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Truck America, the first US version of the 13-years-running UK fest, will take place Friday, April 30th to Sunday, May 2nd at The Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY (map), a little less than three hours from NYC.... more info